The visitors, mostly from China, were scheduled to tour around the Bay, drop by the Vung Vieng fishing village to get insight into the local fishermen’s life, and get involved in other artistic activities.

According to the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Halong travel welcomed about 2 million visitors in the first quarter of this year, including over 600,000 foreign visitors, and earned VND913 billion in revenues, a year-on-year increase of 6 percent.